David Austin Roses and their Other Collections at the Chelsea FlowerShow

Even before I ever went to the Chelsea Flower Show - there was always a certain flower that I always had my eye on.  Of course my eyes were one of millions of fans for the roses grown and cultivated by David Austin that won a gold medal again this year.

I remember having a catalogue of the amazing range of flowers as a coffee table book.

So it was only natural that I visit their stand and am sharing for fellow fans of their flowers.

David Austin produce a new rose variety every year and this year one of them was the Olivia Rose Austin.

Heidi at Adelaide Villa and the Hostess of the Humble Bungalow also have amazing varieties of David Austin roses and like many others might be interested in this year's new varieties but

 I could only find one of the new roses to show you here.

The other two might have been either hiding or they didn't exhibit.

I thought they only did one so didn't even know to ask but I went to their website and saw they have two more.

Please click here to see the other two new roses.

It is a perfect powdery pink in real life.

Gorgeous scent and I liked the way they grouped together en masse.

I sometimes find with roses that some are better in groups and others need room to breathe and shine on its own and this had a very flexible demeanour.

I have yellow roses in my window box and they have spirit and contagious happiness to most who walk by them. But these are better than mine as this does have a stronger scent that is part musk and part classic rose.

Did you know Darcey Bussell has a rose named after her?  Although I don't know if this is her color.

I imagine her as more apricot and dark yellow.

Only real flower enthusiasts could tell the difference between Darcy and HRH Princess Anne.

Princess Anne isn't the only royal to have a rose named after her.

They also did a rose for the wedding of Kate and Wills.

I have to mention that this year the flowers in general all over the pavilion weren't up the the standard of last year.

Some of the roses were wilting and already getting some brown edges but I still appreciated them all.  It just makes you realize how much hard work goes into the show.

The weather has been very temperamental and the show started to such heat that the flowers were wilting which was a change to having to use hairdryers to force flowers to bloom.

I just loved the mix of rose types and rose colors. 

The soft lavender made me a bit giddy.

Interestingly I went to the show with a friend in his 20's and he wasn't impressed and I asked why and he said he thought roses were old fashioned.

Shows I am getting old...

I admire how roses are such a team player.  
I love how they look great as a single stem in a vase to being clumped together in a hedge.

Naming roses must be a little like naming nail polish but perhaps a little more poetic.

I was interested in the climbers as that is what I have and the only viable option in London.

Did you know that David Austen has a porcelain and fragrance range?  I didn't know until I went to their stand.

The stand was so crowded that it took ages to navigate what was only about 10 square meters.

I am a sucker for napkins so will be getting those for a picnic.

They also had matching porcelain.

This William rose had the softest thorns and was almost furry.

The Kew Garden roses were the healthiest looking bunch out of the lot.